Hackling-machine.



I PAIENTED DEC. 27, 1904. E. 0.0.REPY & L. ERBMAUX.

HACKLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.

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INVENTORS, @Wdfi/M A 9 BY J M ATTORNEYSv I WITNESSES 110.778.351. PATNTEDDEO.27,1904.

E. c. GREPY & LPFREMAUX.

HAGKLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. a, 1901.

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INV ENTORS,

UNITED STATES Patented December 27, 1904.

I EDOUARD CHARLES CREFY AND LOUIS FREMAUX, OF BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.

HACKLlNG-IVIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 778,351, dated December 27, 1904. Application filed December 5, 1901. Serial No. 84,720.

To (ZZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, EDOUARDCHARLES (JREPY and LOUIS FREMAUX,industrials, citizens of the French Republic, residing at 36 Rue du Tyrol, Brussels, Belgium, have invented a new and useful Hackling-Machine; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention consists in {an improved mechanism for combing and drawing fibrous material, such as jute, hemp, and the like, said mechanism being characterized by the fact that it is arranged so that the combing and drawing are effectuated simultaneously on both sides of the material and in such manner that the opening out of the material incident to the combing and drawing is done completely and uniformly and without damage to the material.

' Our invention will be fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of our invention, showing the same in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a sectional View of the combs, taken on the line m m in Fig. 1; and Fig. 8 illustrates one of certain cams.

The essential or principal elements of the machine are certain comb-like bodies arranged -on both sides of the material and opposite to each other, corresponding comb-like bodies being arranged so that in operation they each of them follow a certain definite path of movement, which in the present case has sub stantially the form of a rectangle. They first approach each other and the material, projecting their comb portions into the latter- Then they move together lengthwise of the material, then recede from it in opposite directions, and finally move back to the startingpoints in a direction substantially parallel to the material.

' The material is fed along and kept properly disposed by aroller 17 and devices 10, the latter of which constitute a tension contrivance; The roller 17 and the devices 10 are spaced from each other and act to keep the portion of the material that is between them fairly taut. This may be adjusted by a pressureroller 17, against whose axle a presses a fulthe material.

crumed brake b, the brake being in turn pressed upon by a projection of a lever 0, which is connected by a connecting-rodf with an other lever d, carrying an adjustable weight 0.

There are three pairs of frames 1 and 4, 2 and 5, 3 and 6, in which the combs are mounted, the frames in each pair being opposed to each other and situated on opposite sides of Each frame carries three tiers of combs, (marked 7, 8, and 9.) Corresponding tiers on the same side of the material are arranged successively above each other, and all the tiers in said series are preferably uniformly spaced. Each frame is provided at its ends with a rearward projection g. Said projections have pivotally connected to them links '12, each of which is pivotally connected at its upper end to one of a pair of intermeshing sectors 13, which are fulcrumed at it. By virtue of their link connection withthe sectors an in-and-out movement of the frames relativelyto the material is permitted, and upon turning the sectors up and down a vertical movement may be imparted to the frames. In order to produce the in-and-out movement of the frames, and consequently of the combs, one link in each pair is extended downwardly so as to be in the path of cams 11 on acam-shaft z'. A novel means being herein described whereby the combs may be caused to follow a given course of movement, we have not shown a means for rotating the cams 11 and oscillating the sectors 13. Such means constitutes a feature of our copending application Serial No. 111,618.

The material being fed along and kept taut by rollers 17 17 and devices 10 and earns 11 on shafts 2 caused to rotate and sectors 13 to oscillate, the cams may be made to periodically engage the extended portions oflinks 12, causing the latter, and consequently the combs, to move inwardly and outwardly,while the sectors will effect the up-and-down movements of the combs. These movements may be made to alternate spects any one comb-frame, with the result that the combs will follow a substantially rectangular course, moving first up through the material, then back disengaging from the mawith each other as'rev terial, then down clear of the material, and l operative contiguity to the combs, pairs of I 5 then-forward into reengagement With the maintermeshing sectors, links operatively conterial. necting each pair of sectors with one of said As shown in the drawings, tWo sets of cams l frames, and a series of rotating cams, some of 5 may be @rovided to give the desired motions said links being adapted to engage said cams,

to the combs on both sides of the material, l substantially as described. 2 one set of cams for each set of comb-carrying i In testimony whereof we have signed this frames. specification in the presence o'l two subscrib- Having thus fully described our invention, ing Witnesses. 10 What We desire to secure by Letters Patent EDOUARD CHARLES (lltl lli'.

and claim is LOUIS FREMAUX.

The combination of a series of frames, a se- \Vitnesses: ries of combs carrled by said frames, means CHARLES HOWARD, for maintaining the mate-rial to be combed in GREGORY PnuLAN. 

